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Collection
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Title
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Object ID
MG0761
Date Range
1793-1906
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Collection
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Title
Ralph S. Landis’ Collection of Historic Papers
Description
Historic documents, 1793-1906
Letters:
Buchanan regarding a lawsuit, 1817
Stevens regarding a financial matter, 1865
M. Quay to Col. Franklin regarding the promotion of Capt. McGovern, 122 PA Vols, Lancaster County, 1862
Edwin S. Stuart, soliciting Lancaster County's vote for governor, 1906
Vendue conditions for Christian Woldy, 1830
Arbitration, 1842
Unrecorded deed, Garber to Bomberger in Brownstown, 1864
Letters of administration for John Steman of Manor Twp., 1793
Payroll for roadwork off of Rte 999 in Manor Twp., 1817
Wertz items from Manor Twp.:
Arbitration notice, 1842
Subpoena, 1822
Summons for selling butter contrary to Columbia ordinance, 1832
County tax receipts, 1828
Receipts
Date Range
1793-1906
Year Range From
1793
Year Range To
1906
Date of Accumulation
1793-1906
Creator
Landis, Ralph Shelley, 1891-1987
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 15
People
Buchanan, James
Steman, John
Stevens, Thaddeus
Stuart, Edwin S.
Woldy, Christian
Subjects
Letters
Search Terms
Columbia
Correspondence
Deeds
Finding aids
Legal documents
Letters
Manor Twp.
Manuscript groups
Payroll
Receipts
Route 999
Stevens and Smith Center
Subpoenas
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0761
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_01)
Letter from Thaddeus Stevens (MG0761_TStevens_02)
Notes
Preferred citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
This collection has not been cataloged. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit. Please use digital images and transcriptions when available.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at Research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Accession Number
2016.MG0761
Other Numbers
MG-761
Classification
MG0761
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Not cataloged, July 2023.
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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1-15-01-31
Date Range
c. 1899
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Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
General Collection
Description
Temple Shaarai Shomayim, North Duke and West James Streets, during the blizzard of 1899.
Provenance
Arnold Glass-Plate Collection
Date Range
c. 1899
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Congregation Shaarai Shomayim
Religion
Synagogues
Blizzards
North Duke Street
West James Street
Place
Lancaster
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
1-15-01-31
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Collection
Print Collection
Object ID
1956.010.1
Date Range
1890-1920
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Collection
Print Collection
Description
Hand water colored print of the Old Courthouse, Lancaster, PA
Date Range
1890-1920
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1920
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Art
Search Terms
courthouses
Object Name
Print
Material
Paper, Wove
Height (in)
10.5
Width (in)
8.75
Condition
Good
Object ID
1956.010.1
Accession Number
1956.010
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Collection
Wheatland
Object ID
2023.002.002
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Collection
Wheatland
Description
The Home of Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia, between 1877 and 1894 lithograph printed in black ink, colored by hand on woven paper.
Year Range From
1877
Year Range To
1894
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Northwest Bedchamber
Storage Wall
North Wall
Object Name
Print
Material
Paper, Wood
Height (cm)
30.48
Height (ft)
1
Height (in)
12
Width (cm)
34.925
Width (ft)
1.1458333333
Width (in)
13.75
Dimension Details
Frame Measurements
Height 14"
Width 16"
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-02-09
Condition Notes
Frame has some nicks and scratches
Object ID
2023.002.002
Accession Number
2023.002
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Penn Square, 1874-1890
Object ID
2023.001.023
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Penn Square, 1874-1890
Description
Ink print on paper. Drawing of Penn Square looking toward N. Queen St. The Soldiers' Monument in the left foreground is surrounded by women in long dresses, bonnets; some with umbrellas/parasols; men wearing hats.Wagons and horses stand in the lower right. The dome of the courthouse is in the background on the right.
Year Range From
1874
Year Range To
1890
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0542
Object Name
Print
Height (cm)
27.94
Height (ft)
0.9166666667
Height (in)
11
Width (cm)
30.48
Width (ft)
1
Width (in)
12
Dimension Details
The print is within a margin and measures 8.875 " wide x 7.5 " high.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-08-21
Condition Notes
Brown on edges. 1/2-inch tear on lower right edge. On reverse, brown on top 2 to 3 inches; also brown on lower left. Some spotting on lower right.
Object ID
2023.001.023
Accession Number
2023.001
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
African-American Man
Object ID
2003.213
Date Range
August 19, 1894
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
African-American Man
Description
Profile of an older African-American man in jacket, vest and tie, by W. H. Tevis for Capt Barr, August 19, 1894. Color profile is in a cut-out circle pasted onto a gold-rimmed stiff card (size of a cabinet card). On reverse, written in pen: "by W.H. Tevis / Aug. 19/1897 / for Capt. Barr".
Date Range
August 19, 1894
Creator
Tevis, W. H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0032
Classification
Minorities
Subcategory
Art
Object Name
Print
Material
Paper
Height (in)
5.5
Width (in)
3.5
Condition
Good
Object ID
2003.213
Accession Number
2003.213
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Portrait of "Aunt Rachel" an African-American woman
Object ID
2003.214
Date Range
August 24,1897
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Collection
Print Collection
Title
Portrait of "Aunt Rachel" an African-American woman
Description
Color profile portrait of a Black (African-American) woman wearing a red head scarf tied beneath her neck. Wearing pink top with white collar. "AUNT RACHEL" written in pencil beneath profile.. In lower right, on profile: "WHT-1897".
On reverse,written in pencil: "Capt Barr./from W.H. Tevis/Aug 24-1897"
Date Range
August 24,1897
Creator
Tevis, W. H.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0032
Classification
Minorities
Subcategory
Art
Object Name
Print
Material
Paper
Height (in)
6.5
Width (in)
4.25
Dimension Details
Drawing is pasted onto a piece of cardboard.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-03-20
Condition Notes
Paint missing from knot of her head scarf under her chin. Some paint missing from her lower lip. A line/scratch across her scarf.
Object ID
2003.214
Accession Number
2003.214
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection
Title
Trinity Lutheran Church
Object ID
2008.038.2
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection
Title
Trinity Lutheran Church
Description
Image of Trinity Lutheran Church. 1800's. New brick facade, wrought iron grate/fence surrounding building's sides. Steeple now integrated with building's face.
former numbers: "974.99.2" and "p-06-01"
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Art
Object Name
Print
Material
Paper
Length (in)
10
Width (in)
7
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2023-03-02
Condition Notes
Tears in both sides with a big chunk missing on left. Bottom corners missing.
On shiny paper.
Object ID
2008.038.2
Accession Number
2008.038
Other Number
974.99.2
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Collection
Johnny Hauck Photograph Collection
Object ID
JH-04-04-06
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Johnny Hauck Photograph Collection
Description
Johnny Hauck, age about two or three years old. Cabinet card.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Year Range From
1894
Year Range To
1900
Creator
Simenhoff, Morris B.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Hauck, Johnny
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 4 inches
Object ID
JH-04-04-06
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Collection
Johnny Hauck Photograph Collection
Object ID
JH-04-05-32
Date Range
1894
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Johnny Hauck Photograph Collection
Description
Hal Stewart with his parents, David C. Stewart and Molly Stewart, c. 1894. From Hal Stewart's letter dated September 20, 1968.
Provenance
Photographs from MG-63, the Johnny Hauck Collection. Hauck was a local boxing historian and brother of noted local boxer Leo Hauck. The Haucks grew up in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood and were known as all-around athletes.
Date Range
1894
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Stewart, Hal
Stewart, David C.
Stewart, Molly
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Families
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
5 x 7 inches
Object ID
JH-04-05-32
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